Bottle stopper



c. H. TAYLOR BOTTLE STOPPER Sept. 26, 1933.

Filed May 29, 1933 Inn/en for KM 47 fi wwez.

flttorne Patented Sept. 26, 1933 UNITED STATES 1,928,037 BOTTLE STOPPER} Charles Henry Taylor, West Summerland,

British Columbia, Canada Application May 29, 1933, Serial No; 673,352, Y and in Canada August 11, 1932 1 Claim.

The aim of the invention is to produce a stopper which through the special manner in which it is designed to be removed from a bottle will instantly draw to the attention of the person handling the bottle that it contains poison. It

is proposed that this stopper shall be applied to bottles of poisonous fluids only so that they may be readily distinguishable inorder to preclude accidents arising from their being mistaken for bottles of non-poisonous contents, or from the stoppers being placed upon the wrong bottle.

Referring to the accompanying drawing, Figure '1 is a general view of the stopper.

Figure 2 is an elevation of the stopper placed in a bottle which is shown insection together with a cap.

Figure 3 is a sectional view through the stopper.

Like numerals of, reference indicate corresponding parts in each of the figures throughout the drawing of the invention.

In the drawing, the reference numeral 5 denotes the stopper which has a head 6 from which rises a top 7 of reduced girth. The stopper is constructed of suitable material and is adapted to fit into the neck 8 of a bottle as usual. Upon opposite sides of the stopper is a wing as at 9 and 10 extending longitudinally and disposed in notches 11 and 12 formed in the head 6.

The wings are composed of fiat metal members curved inwardly as shown. The lower ends of these members are connected together by means of a helical compression spring 13 which is secured to the pilots 14. The spring is lodged in a diametrical opening 15 and retains the wings extending freely through the notches 11 and 12.

The wings are provided with integral tits 16 and 17 that project outwardly from their lower ends in order that when the stopper is fitted in the neck of the bottle the tits may engage in recesses 18 provided for this purpose.

a To use they stopper it is graspedin such a manner that the wings are pressed inwardly so that their upper ends 19 contact with the top member and thus serve as fulcrums'by which the lower ends are urged inwardly against the spring 15. This contracts the wings against the 5 sides of the stopper as shown in Figure 3 and enables the stopper'to'be fitted inthe bottle.

Upon releasing the wings the tits enter the res cesses in the neck and thus lock the stopper in place. V 7

It .is proposed to supply a cap 20'to fit over the stopperto give additional. security and this cap may have a flange 21 secured to the bottle neck by a bayonet slot .oranalogousfastening This cap may have inscribed upon it 7 means. the word poison or other legend.

What I claim is:-- 1 The combination with a bottle neck having opposing internal recesses, of a stopper having a head in which opposing notches are (formed,

and a top rising from the head, apair of inends engage the top of the stopper .to serve as o fulcrums.

CHARLES HENRY TAYLOR.

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